In a word, the car exhaust smoke is caused by condensation — in two separate events. It’s similar to why you can see your breath on a winter day.

Colorful exhaust smoke is an obvious example of something wrong with your engine. It is critical because, unlike other issues, exhaust smoke is linked directly to the car's engine.

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Your car, certified road-legal for 10 years at sale, must be stabled because it’s not “clean” enough.

This was “due to the confined area of the fire, distance from the engine, and large amount of trapped smoke which quickly creates a nearly zero visibility environment,” the fire union said.

Louisville Fire responds to a car fire that sends smoke over downtown.

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If it’s white smoke, and there’s enough of it that you can see it, that’s a problem. Most likely, it’s caused by coolant getting into a cylinder or several cylinders, where it doesn’t ...

Louisville Fire responds to a car fire that sends smoke over downtown.